Corporate Associate at DLA Piper Africa, Kenya (IKM Advocates)

Job Description

We are seeking to recruit an Associate with 3 – 5 years post-qualification experience to join our Corporate Practice Group to provide legal advisory services to clients in respect of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, restructuring and general corporate advisory matters.  

• Experience with complex cross-border M&A and private equity / venture capital transactions across a range of sectors;
• Experience working in private practice in a mid or top tier law firm;
• Robust deal sheet and demonstrable ability to lead and manage corporate transactions;
• Excellent technical, drafting and negotiation skills;
• Strategic thinker, commercially astute and cognisant of recent legal and business developments;
• Excellent skills in communication, client relations and team work;
• Flexible and robust under pressure; and
• Proactive, independent, innovative with a strong understanding of legal technology products and developments.

Requirements

The minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognized university;
• Professional qualification from the Kenya School of Law;
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, with a valid practicing certificate; and
• ​Three (3) to (5) years post qualification experience, including in private practice in a mid or top tier law firm.

Benefits

The successful candidate will:

• Join a leading regional and global network of over 4,000 lawyers across the globe;
• Become an integral part of a leading tier 1 growing Corporate Practice;
• Have the opportunity to regularly work across borders with experts in various developed and developing markets;
• Be eligible for international exposure, travel and secondments;
• Regularly work on complex, dynamic, high profile and high value matters for market leading clients; and
• Supervise and mentor young and upcoming lawyers.